James Vernon GilliamAge: 52 years1920–1972
- Name
- James Vernon Gilliam
- Given names
- James Vernon
- Surname
- Gilliam
 Birth | May 18, 1920 33 28 |
 Birth of a sister | Marjorie Aleen Gilliam June 19, 1923 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 9 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 22, 1930 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joe Carter Gilliam 1933 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Lafayette Gilliam Sr. January 28, 1933 (Age 12 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 21 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 29 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a father | James Loranza Gilliam July 27, 1959 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nell Dawson 1970 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 25 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | August 18, 1972 (Age 52 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Riverside Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Loranza Gilliam Birth: December 1886 40 39 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: July 27, 1959 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Nell Dawson Birth: about 1892 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1970 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1917 — |
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16 months elder sister |
Virginia Anne Gilliam Birth: May 7, 1918 31 26 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 24, 2014 — Plano, Collin, Texas, United States |
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2 years himself |
James Vernon Gilliam Birth: May 18, 1920 33 28 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 18, 1972 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Marjorie Aleen Gilliam Birth: June 19, 1923 36 31 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: February 4, 1988 — Herndon, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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11 years younger brother |
Joe Carter Gilliam Birth: 1933 46 41 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: June 14, 2007 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James L Gilliam - Household
Herndon KY Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James L Gilliam - Household
Christian, Kentucky
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